पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · October 3, 1966 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.17 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
तेषां ज्ञानी नित्ययुक्त एकभक्ितर्विशिष्यते।

प्रियो हि ज्ञानिनोऽत्यर्थमहं स च मम प्रियः।।7.17।।
"7.17 Of all of these, he who has gained wisdom, who meditates on Me without ceasing, devoting himself only to Me, he is the best; for by the wise man I am exceedingly beloved and the wise man, too, is beloved by Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2023 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1888 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1373
Malayalam Era: 1142
Nanakshahi: 497
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya166.00°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra22.88°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala121.17°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha182.68°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati97.95°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra156.96°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani332.53°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

Mathurā — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:37 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:41 – 09:10
Yamaganda10:39 – 12:08
Gulika Kāla13:37 – 15:06
Varjyam06:41 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:11 – 07:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:41 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:10 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:39 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:08 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:37 – 15:06 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:06 – 16:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:35 – 18:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:04 – 19:35 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:35 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:06 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:37 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:08 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:39 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:10 – 04:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:41 – 06:11 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°
Longitude: 77.6737°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5068
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1850936.27
Julian Day2439401.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3886°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)219.68°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.3886°), declination -3.72°, EoT 11.79 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 1966-10-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)